diff --git a/sys/dev/mpt/mpt_cam.c b/sys/dev/mpt/mpt_cam.c
index 90c84eee244..64776d67367 100644
--- a/sys/dev/mpt/mpt_cam.c
+++ b/sys/dev/mpt/mpt_cam.c
@@ -1292,10 +1292,6 @@ mpt_execute_req_a64(void *arg, bus_dma_segment_t *dm_segs, int nseg, int error)
 	hdrp = req->req_vbuf;
 	mpt_off = req->req_vbuf;
 
-	if (error == 0 && ((uint32_t)nseg) >= mpt->max_seg_cnt) {
-		error = EFBIG;
-	}
-
 	if (error == 0) {
 		switch (hdrp->Function) {
 		case MPI_FUNCTION_SCSI_IO_REQUEST:
@@ -1315,12 +1311,6 @@ mpt_execute_req_a64(void *arg, bus_dma_segment_t *dm_segs, int nseg, int error)
 		}
 	}
 
-	if (error == 0 && ((uint32_t)nseg) >= mpt->max_seg_cnt) {
-		error = EFBIG;
-		mpt_prt(mpt, "segment count %d too large (max %u)\n",
-		    nseg, mpt->max_seg_cnt);
-	}
-
 bad:
 	if (error != 0) {
 		if (error != EFBIG && error != ENOMEM) {
@@ -1694,10 +1684,6 @@ mpt_execute_req(void *arg, bus_dma_segment_t *dm_segs, int nseg, int error)
 	hdrp = req->req_vbuf;
 	mpt_off = req->req_vbuf;
 
-	if (error == 0 && ((uint32_t)nseg) >= mpt->max_seg_cnt) {
-		error = EFBIG;
-	}
-
 	if (error == 0) {
 		switch (hdrp->Function) {
 		case MPI_FUNCTION_SCSI_IO_REQUEST:
@@ -1716,12 +1702,6 @@ mpt_execute_req(void *arg, bus_dma_segment_t *dm_segs, int nseg, int error)
 		}
 	}
 
-	if (error == 0 && ((uint32_t)nseg) >= mpt->max_seg_cnt) {
-		error = EFBIG;
-		mpt_prt(mpt, "segment count %d too large (max %u)\n",
-		    nseg, mpt->max_seg_cnt);
-	}
-
 bad:
 	if (error != 0) {
 		if (error != EFBIG && error != ENOMEM) {